| Ethan Frome Contributor(s): Wharton, Edith (Author), Knights, Pamela (Introduction by), Carabine, Keith (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1840224088 ISBN-13: 9781840224085 Publisher: Wordsworth Editions OUR PRICE: $6.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2000 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama - History |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 1090 |
| Series: Wordsworth Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 4.9" W x 7.7" (0.20 lbs) 128 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 10031 Reading Level: 7.6 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: With an Introduction by Dr Pamela Knights, Department of English Studies, Durham University. With this intensely moving short novel, Edith Wharton set out 'to draw life as it really was' in the lonely villages and desolate farms of the harsh New England mountains. Through the eyes of a visitor from the city, trapped for a winter in snowbound Starkfield, readers glimpse the hidden histories of this austere and beautiful land. Piecing together the story of monosyllabic Ethan Frome, his grim wife, Zeena, and Mattie Silver, her charming cousin, Wharton explores psychological dead-lock: frustration, longing, resentment, passion. First published in 1911, the novella stunned its public with its consummate handling of the unfolding drama, and has remained for many readers the most compelling and subtle of all Wharton's fiction. |